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BZ
Baliga, Zubin
🇺🇸FIDE 30937701· Male· United States of America· Born in 2000
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Zubin Baliga, a 26-year-old American player, is rated 2068 — just 8 short of his peak of 2076 (May 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +152 Elo over the past 12 months. 119 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reverse Angle 151, CCC FIDE Saturdays 6 - Top, and CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - Championship. Also played 7 rapid (including CCC Rapid South - April 2026) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently. He took a 47-month break between Jul 2018 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #91 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2068
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1914
All-time high
2076
−8 pts below
May 2026 · age 26
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1916 → 2068
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2076
at age 26 · −8 from today
May 2026
12-month rising streak
+160 Elo
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 25
May 2025
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+137
1931 → 2068
Tournaments
29
108 games
Score
71.5/ 10866.2%
54W35D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1944 | -9.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2106 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2128 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2143 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1988 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1894 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #24 | 2102 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2121 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2122 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #12 | 2184 | +15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKishan Karthigeyan
🇺🇸USA·1990
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKrishna Kishore Rallabandi
🇺🇸USA·1990
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsSteve Paul Alappatt
🇺🇸USA·1930
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsIshan Ballal
🇮🇳IND·1845
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsNeil Harit
🇺🇸USA·1741
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#556
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,952
in continent
World
#18,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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